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<br />.. <br /> <br />:.:;. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />pattern along the bay. People who. live by the bay love the bay. They will fight for the <br />bay. They want it clean because they use it. If we allow the residential development to <br />be forced out by the Port of Houston, we will lose one of our greatest quality of life <br />resources and more importantly, we will lose a base of detemlined people who will fight <br />for the bay. <br /> <br />8. Conclusion <br /> <br />The fight over Bayport is a fight over the integrity of the Galveston Bay system <br />and the people who live next to the bay. It is about salinity. It is about wetlands. It is <br />about air quality. It is about noise impacts. It is about quality of life in the Houston <br />region - a region that sorely needs quality places. It is about needless destruction. <br /> <br />Shoal Point is already permitted. It is about to be constructed. Shoal Point will <br />provide for the economic growth for the region. Shoal Point will provide the jobs and the <br />economic development. <br /> <br />Throughout our fight against Bayport, we have maintained that we are not against <br />container ports or jobs. We are against a poorly thought-out proposal by the Port of <br />Houston Authority. Now, for the first time, we, the people who love Galveston Bay, are <br />getting a glimpse at the truth about the proposed Bayport container port. The FEIS, while. <br />not a perfect document by any means, reveals significant problems with the proposed <br />Bayport project. The truth, however late in coming, is always welcome. <br /> <br />Those who love Galveston Bay need to act and act swiftly to keep this bad project <br />from becoming a reality. The first important issue is - we have to get the word out about <br />this project. We need a public hearing to be conducted by the Corps where they present <br />this new information to us and to our elected officials. We at GBCP A and other groups <br />have been saying for five years that there are major problems with this project. Now, the <br />U.S. government has agree~ with us, at least in part. That word needs to get out. I would <br />ask each of you to write Col. Waterworth of the Corps and ask him to hold a public <br />hearing where we can hear the truth about this project. Please contact your state and <br />federal representatives and senators and ask them to ask Col. Waterworth to hold a public <br />hearing. I cannot overemphasize the importance of such a hearing. <br /> <br />I would also ask you to request that the time to comment on the FEIS be extended <br />from 30 days to 120 days. We are planning to retain consultants to review the Corps' <br />analysis. We believe their numbers to be low with regard to air quality. However, we <br />need more than 30 days to get this work done. <br /> <br />Also, if you want a hard copy of this FEIS, it will cost you $874. That is <br />outrageous. You can view the FEIS on the Corps web site at www.swg.usace.armv.mil. <br />You can get a free executive summary and CD of the entire FEIS by contacting Ms. Lori <br />Magyar at URS Corporation, 713-914-6480. Co!. Waterworth's address is Col. Leonard <br />D. Waterworth, District Commander, Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, <br />P.O. Box 1229, Galveston, Texas 77553-1229. <br /> <br />6 <br />